Suppose the writer were to eliminate Paragraph 4. This omission would cause the essay as a whole to lose primarily:

Paragraph 4

Today, children are taught with the Montessori Method in schools both public and private/4 in the United States and many countries around the world. With increasing pressure on schools to provide quality education to a growing population, Montessori’s visionary ideas of teaching self-reliance and love of learning continue to gain popularity. 

A. NO CHANGE
B. Different ways and acquire skills
C. Different ways, and acquire, skills
D. Different ways; and acquire skills